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A Kenyan family from Mombasa has finally returned to the country after being stuck in India for over one and a half years over a huge medical bill. Walter Njoroge and his 15-year-old daughter Fiona Wanjiku landed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Wednesday morning where they reunited…

Deputy President William Ruto snubbed the launch of the collection of signatures for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) despite being invited. The drive was launched at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) Comesa grounds by President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga. DP Ruto’s…

Nancy Njeri, a police officer accused of killing lawyer Onesmus Masaku has been detained until December 15th. She will be held at Machakos police station until December 15th when the High Court in Machakos will deliver a ruling on her bail application. Njeri has been in custody since October 8th…

President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga have formally launched the collection of signatures for the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). The exercise was launched during an event held at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi on Wednesday, marking the journey towards…

The government plans to impose a two percent tax on all employed Kenyans in a bid to cushion the jobless. The new proposal is part of the post-Covid-19 economic recovery strategy crafted by the National Treasury. The two percent tax will be split between the employer and the employee with each…

Kenyatta University (KU) has sailed to the finals of a global law competition after defeating UK’s Oxford University in the semi-finals. Oxford, one of the most prestigious institution of higher learning in the world, was the defending champions in the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court…

Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has revealed plans to make a political comeback in 2022. Waititu lost the governor’s seat in January this year after the Senate upheld Kiambu MCAs’ decision to impeach him on the grounds of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and violation of the Constitution…

A newly released report indicates that wealthy Kenyans are hiding a whopping Sh457 billion in offshore accounts. The funds, which are stashed in low tax territories, represent 4.8 percent of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to the State of Tax Justice 2020 report released by the Tax…

President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga are on Wednesday expected to launch the collection of signatures to endorse the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). The exercise was initially set to kick off on November 19th but was postponed after delays in the completion and publication of the…

A 41-year-old Kenyan woman who hosted 44 school kids for a party at her house in Nairobi’s Mountain View Estate was on Monday arraigned at Milimani law courts. The woman, Millicent Muthoni Kithinji appeared before Senior Principal Magistrate Kennedy Cheruiyot alongside three other suspects; David…